Is there a genetic relationship between alcoholism and depression?

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-240

  Nurnberger Jr , John I ^a   Foroud, Tatiana ^a   Flury, Leah ^a   Meyer, Eric T ^b   Wiegand, Ryan ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AOD dependence; AODR (alcohol and other drug related) genetic markers; Chromosome; Comorbidity; Gender differences; Genetic theory of AODU (alcohol and other drug use); Genetic trait; Major depression; Mood and affect disturbance; Phenotype; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0041349359     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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